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we're at the hiemds down in texas. so we got some visibility on water going on with the economy down there, worry not afraid of that, the credit risk, but it is a 30-year bond, 10%, that's a crazy price, you look at what's going on closing funds in here, we got one where the nav is going up, trading at double digit discount. >> wow! >> unmanagement portfolio. so we like what's in there. the price action just doesn't make sense. there is a lot of this dislocation that's happening around this space that's in the fixed income space that's creating a lot of buying opportunities. >> texas isn't detroit. but does detroit have any impact on what was happening with that muni bond? >> i think it is, it is scarying investors. it's very tough to be a retail investor in a lot of these markets right now. because you don't have the visibility. you mentioned the detroit situation. that's going to be interesting. the thing that's going on in california also, there is a lot of things set about who has priority in these cases. >> are yo
we're at the hiemds down in texas. so we got some visibility on water going on with the economy down there, worry not afraid of that, the credit risk, but it is a 30-year bond, 10%, that's a crazy price, you look at what's going on closing funds in here, we got one where the nav is going up, trading at double digit discount. >> wow! >> unmanagement portfolio. so we like what's in there. the price action just doesn't make sense. there is a lot of this dislocation that's happening...
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texas, oklahoma, have more. in the mid-atlantic and marcellus, more natural gas rich, the infrastructure, there was some there, it is now coming online. a lot of companies in their building pipelines. >> how difficult is it to get the permits? >> that is an issue at the state level and federal level. we want to make sure we have a process in place that the permits can be provided in a speedy, you know, speedy fashion. not an absolute barrier or obstacle, something we're working closely with the government to make sure the permits are available. >> yesterday, we talked about how ford is coming out with a new pickup truck, you'll be able to use the option of converting it to cng. we talk about the chicken and egg issue, what comes first, the infrastructure or the whole -- do you bull ild up the infrastructure first? >> this doesn't take away that issue. ford motor company, the most popular line of cars they have, you know, take an f-150 pickup and make that available to the consumer for using cng. the more we see
texas, oklahoma, have more. in the mid-atlantic and marcellus, more natural gas rich, the infrastructure, there was some there, it is now coming online. a lot of companies in their building pipelines. >> how difficult is it to get the permits? >> that is an issue at the state level and federal level. we want to make sure we have a process in place that the permits can be provided in a speedy, you know, speedy fashion. not an absolute barrier or obstacle, something we're working...
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. >> the former ceo of texas instruments on the chairman of the board of j.p. penney said bill ackman's latest actions are disruptive and counterproductive in an important state of the recovery and leading a campaign to a point ron johnson under whose leadership performance deteriorated precipitously. now the board is going after ackman, the largest shareholder. the new ceo was the older ceo. the former ceo may or may not come back. all of which is happening two a stock that had problems with suppliers and we're four months ahead of the holiday situation. >> i wonder about the supplier's story. when that came out, that made the stock drop 12%. the company came out and said there is absolutely no truth to that, the stock popped back. there is a lot of people pushing to try to manipulate that stock. >> here's my question. if are you the board of a company supposed to be beholden or at least consider the shareholders and your largest shareholder is somebody that you dislike immensely and you don't agree with what they've done or what they are doing, do you actuall
. >> the former ceo of texas instruments on the chairman of the board of j.p. penney said bill ackman's latest actions are disruptive and counterproductive in an important state of the recovery and leading a campaign to a point ron johnson under whose leadership performance deteriorated precipitously. now the board is going after ackman, the largest shareholder. the new ceo was the older ceo. the former ceo may or may not come back. all of which is happening two a stock that had problems...
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a florida, texas and north carolina say the combined company would benefit their local economies. the three states are home to large hubs for america and us airways. >> how do you feel? >> it reminds me of the sirius xm messing around. even with at&t, t-mobile, i thought that was stupid. this one, do you think they should get together? >> i always thought this would happen, i feel sort of like, you know, the barn door already has swung open. a little late now. >> i wonder whether leaving them out there means they just fall apart and die or they actually, if they were together, this he create -- >> you know the key stuff they give out, the combined airline would control a huge percentage of flights out of ronald reagan airport. the bure cat bureaucrats were . >> they didn't use that antiquated whatever it is, that rule, that they use with at&t and t-mobile. >> 4 to 3, 3 to 2. >> no, the name. the highsenburg principle of uncertainty. >> you're watching too much "breaking bad". >> no, no, no. i only know -- don't do that to me. i only saw him call himself highsenburg once. is that h
a florida, texas and north carolina say the combined company would benefit their local economies. the three states are home to large hubs for america and us airways. >> how do you feel? >> it reminds me of the sirius xm messing around. even with at&t, t-mobile, i thought that was stupid. this one, do you think they should get together? >> i always thought this would happen, i feel sort of like, you know, the barn door already has swung open. a little late now. >> i...
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. >> the alabama-texas a&m game i prices. the second highest matchup. also between sec teams. lsu versus alabama, $550 a ticket is what they're going for. >> okay. we're vivid, live in color. we're data in just a moment in just a moment. . . >> welcome back to "squawk box." second look, second quarter gdp. whopping 2.5, a .7 revision to the upside, better than anticipated. that's why we paid so much attention to that dropping trade deficit that we recently received. jobless claims, they move d rev 337. so last week, 336, revised to 337, down to 331,000. continuing claims hovering under 2.99 million. let's go through the internals of that gdp. of course, that itself the annualized quarter over quarter. we look at personal consumption, important. pretty much spot-on at 1.8. we look at the price index a. little elevated at .8. last expectations were 4.7. if we look at the personal consumption and expenditure, also up .8 of 1%. it's definitely a much stronger than expected number. now, of course, we have to figure in that age old question that when we receive second look at second
. >> the alabama-texas a&m game i prices. the second highest matchup. also between sec teams. lsu versus alabama, $550 a ticket is what they're going for. >> okay. we're vivid, live in color. we're data in just a moment in just a moment. . . >> welcome back to "squawk box." second look, second quarter gdp. whopping 2.5, a .7 revision to the upside, better than anticipated. that's why we paid so much attention to that dropping trade deficit that we recently...
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flooding rains still for the central plains and, yes, still hot in texas. we're talking brutal heat there. later on, as we make our way to the weekend, more showers to the eastern third of the country. still very warm in the southern plains. speaking of the southern plains, no delays expected in dallas, but when you get on the plane, keep the shades down. makes it a little cooler inside the plane itself. atlanta, pittsburgh, could have thunderstorms popping up. with it, delays are a possibility. folks, more coming up right around the corner. keep it here on "squawk box." >>> it is time for "the executive edge." this is a new segment we're launching this week, focused on giving business leaders a leg up. our goal is to highlight interesting stories that go beyond the morning's top headlines. let's start things off this morning with some brow raising comments from the president of the afl-cio. in an interview with usa today, he says the labor movement is in crisis. he plans to push for far reaching changes next month. including expanding membership beyond uni
flooding rains still for the central plains and, yes, still hot in texas. we're talking brutal heat there. later on, as we make our way to the weekend, more showers to the eastern third of the country. still very warm in the southern plains. speaking of the southern plains, no delays expected in dallas, but when you get on the plane, keep the shades down. makes it a little cooler inside the plane itself. atlanta, pittsburgh, could have thunderstorms popping up. with it, delays are a...